GCSE results for Derbyshire 2018 - these are the best and worst performing schools

Find out how your local school fared in the provisional GCSE league tables as we reveal the best and the worst performers in Derbyshire.

The provisional Key Stage Four (GCSE level) results have been released by the Department for Education for schools across the country.

We have ranked the schools using the ‘Attainment 8’ score, which measures the achievement of pupils across eight different subjects. Pupils are given a score in eight different GCSEs and for each subject, pupils are given a mark from 1 to 9 (for English and Maths) or from 1 to 8.5 (for other subjects).

The best

St Mary’s Catholic High School, Chesterfield, scored 56.1 for Attainment 8, which is well above the national average of 46.4.

The school also boasted an above average ‘Progress 8’ score of 0.27.

Progress 8 is an added value measure which measures pupils’ results compared to the progress of other pupils nationally with similar prior attainment.

Second for Attainment 8 was The Ecclesbourne School, Belper, with 54.6, while the school boasted the highest score in Derbyshire for Progress 8 with 0.39.

Lady Manners School, Bakewell, achieved an Attainment 8 score of 54.4, while its Progress 8 score was below average at -0.03.

The worst

The Whittington Green School, Chesterfield, scored just 35.1 for Attainment 8. The school achieved a well below average score of -0.87 for Progress 8.